The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15
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Mr.. Jno. Polchow, the ice man,
started his wagon this morning, and is
prepared to deliver ice to parties in any
portion of the city.
"A good deal of fast driving is in
dulged in on Front and other principal
streets of the city, especially on Sunday.
The practice is a dangerous one.
The camp fire of the st. Peter q. A.
r. Post Saturday evening was a success
full and interesting affair. Judge Sever
ance, of this city, and Department Com
mander Wheeler, of Owatonna, were
among the speakers.
The terrible st. Cloud cyclone &C.
Cured about this time year ago.
Timid people are fearful of a repetition
of the disaster, but should be treasured
by the statement that the cyclonic Pc
Rod ends April 10Th.
Now is the time to commence i'm
provements about your premises. A
new coat of paint, fixing the fence or
cleaning off the lawn, will cause but
small outlay of time or money, and will
add greatly to the beauty as well as val
ne of your home.
A team attached to load of lumber
left their driver at Cooks lumber yard
and ran up Hickory street this forenoon.
The lumber was scattered about promis-
cuously on the road, and but little was
left by the time the horses were stopped
ut the Milwaukee crossing.
| The vote ut Mapleton Saturday on
the proposition to issue bonds for the
erection of a 5000 high school building
stood 46 in favor and S2 against. The
vote was light, but it goes to show that
our neighboring village appreciates the
necessity of furnishing good public
school facilities.
| AT the Presbyterian church yester-
day, Rev. Pollock announced that in all
probability he would deliver his fare
well sermon next Sunday. He goes to
Tracy this week to attend a meeting of
the Mankato Presbytery, and will there
make application for dissolution of his
present pastoral relations with the
church in this city.
AT a meeting of the ministers of the
city this morning, a regular ministers
society was organized, with Rev. Hair as
Moderator, and r. w. Stevenson, secre-
tary. The following ministers were
present: Revs. Bushnell, Hair, Prior,
Patterson, Hudson, Schmidt and Steven
son. The meeting adjourned to meet
again i'm two weeks, at the residence of
Rev. Hair.
VIM. Seefeld, against whom charge
of perjury was preferred by his brother,
was arraigned in the Municipal court
Saturday. He waived examination and |
gave bail i'm the amount of $500 for his
appearance at the District court. The
brothers were involved in law suit |
some time ago, at which the accused was
plaintiff and his brother defendant, and |
the present trouble grows out of testi-
mony given at that time. The parties
reside at Medo, this county.
From Saturdays DAILY FREE PREss.l
j. q. Roller wants Beans and Bar |
ley. ......
Mr.. f. T. Carney asks those indebt-
ed to him to call and settle.
BUY yoar grass seeds of j. G. Roller.
He has the best and cheapest.
Mrs. ID. ii. Tyner advertises among
our locals hair switches, waves, frizzes,
etc.
DIR. F. d. Brandenburg has opened
an Office at sos Front street, opposite the
Mankato House.
Our Mapleton correspondent is to
be commended for the promptness in
which his letters are sent, and the many |
news items they contain.
The American Express Co. has adj
vertised the sale of all unclaimed pack
ages April 10Th at Minneapolis. The
Mankato office holds large number of
the same.
Evan Jones is taking short vaca-
ton from his duties, as express mes
senger. w. l.. Drake will take his run
between Heron Lake and Pipestone
during his absence.
-Kasota is enjoying a boom in the
stone business. One firm is said to have |
a contract with the Omaha to carry |
twelve carloads of stone to st. Paul daily |
after the 10th. Other quarries report
equally as large orders.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of ]. NJ. Karmany. 1t should be
borne in mind that the Pioneer Market
was the first to Inaugural te the free de-
livery of meat, which is proving of such
great convenience to our citizens.
DIR. F. d. Brandenburg, of New
York City, who has been visiting here,
is so well pleased with the city that he
has decided to locate. The DIR. is grad
uate of Bellevue Hospital Medical Col
lege, and has had large hospital prac
tice. He has rented the office over Iver-
son 4 Einstein's, where he may be
found day and night.
building in West Mankato is already
getting lively. ]. B. Ogle has his new
house we'll under way. 1t is a substan-
tial frame building 2Sx2S, to cost about
81 400. A. s. Davis will commence work
on a new dwelling next week. Mr..
Fiero has his residence about cons
pleted.
lie Sueur Seminal: The Cannon VAL
ley railroad will be completed to Man
kato by the LIST of July. 1t is expected
iron laying will begin on the LIST of June.
Waterville and Elysian will then have
through route and regular trains. Ely
sian will be especially benefited by the
completion of the road.
Spring appears TO have arrived at
last for certain, and the weather to-day
has been as warm and bright as June.
Farmers in this county as well as
throughout the State have commenced
seeding and with a continuance of favor
able weather the grain will all be in
within few days. Farmers report that
notwithstanding the long winter the
ground was never i'm better condition
and the season is opening very favor
ably.
The Mankato Mattress Co.'S goods
are fast gaining deserved popularity
throughout the Northwest, and it will
be but short time before their works
will have to be doubled. In order to
meet demands the factory is now rHn
day and night and even then it is almost
impossible to ill orders promptly. Two
car loads of mattresses and springs were
shipped to Minneapolis yesterday,